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Bethany Joy Lenz has revealed that she was once part of a cult.

Bethany Joy Lenz is opening up about a terrifying — and previously unknown — part of her past.

"One Tree Hill" star Bethany Joy Lenz revealed this week "there's a lot to tell" after she was in a cult for a decade.  "I was in a cult for 10 years.That would be a really valuable experience to write about," Lenz, who played Haley James on the early 2000s teen drama series, told her former co-stars Hilarie Burton Morgan and Sophia Bush and guest Michaela McManus on their "Drama Queens" podcast Monday. "And the recovery — 10 years of recovery after that.

“One Tree Hill” star Bethany Joy Lenz has just dropped a shocking revelation will likely leave her fans shook.

One Tree Hill alum Bethany Joy Lenz revealed she was in a cult for a decade, and she hopes that her experience can eventually help others.

Allison Mack is a free woman — unlike the scores of women she tricked into joining NXIVM.

Jordan Moreau Allison Mack, a former actor on “Smallville” who was a key member in leader Keith Raniere’s NXIVM cult, was released from prison on Monday after serving two years of her three-year sentence. She pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges in 2021. Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison in October 2020 on charges of sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy and racketeering. Mack recruited and groomed women to the NXIVM cult, and Raniere took them as sexual partners. Some of the women were branded with Raniere’s initials and were sexually abused by him while they were members of the group. In Mack’s sentencing in June 2021, a federal judge called her an “essential accomplice” to Raniere.

According to the federal Bureau of Prisons records, Smallville actress Allison Mack was released from prison on Monday (July 3).

Allison Mack, the former Smallville actor convicted and sentenced in 2021 to three years in federal prison for her participation in the notorious NXIVM cult, was released Monday after serving two years of the sentence.

The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult-like group NXIVM, has been released from a California prison, according to a government website.

Love Island fans have been left bemused after Montel Mackenzie and Sammy Root followed Tyrique Hyde's rather bizarre advice as he encouraged them to kiss some of the Casa Amor girls.Tonight's episode, 4 July, saw Tyrique encourage Sammy to kiss two different girls to see whom he liked more and advise Montel to kiss Tink Reading, despite appearing to be quite happy with Leah Taylor, with whom he was coupled up with ahead of Casa Amor.Taking to Twitter fans were left rather confused as to why they would follow Tyrique's advice, with one writing: "tyrique is actually a cult leader i cant believe they’re listening to him like this #LoveIsland" "montel on his way to kiss a girl he doesnt like because captain ty told him to #loveisland" quipped another. And a third added: "not tyrique gaslighting the guys to kiss the girls so he can be seen as the innocent one [crying emoji] #LoveIsland" Others pointed out that Scott van der Sluis had not been following Ty's advice, theorising that this may be why they pair don't appear to get one, with one fan arguing: "now i see why tyrique doesn’t like scott, because scott doesn’t follow him like the others [two crying emojis] #loveIsland" Another tweeted: "see how Scott isn’t being bullied into lipsing any girl? this is why tyrique wanted to beat him earlier on [crying emoji]" #loveisland It comes after fans begged for Ella Thomas, who was previously coupled up with Tyrique to instead recouple with Casa Amor boy Ouzy See, after revealing that they has a connection on the outside.

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. It side-steps the age-old ritual of shifting hair lighter and brighter as soon as the sun rolls around, in favor of something a little moodier and darker.Unsurprisingly, sunshine strands are big news this summer, as with all the previous ones.

She’s turned her seemingly esoteric quiz into one of the UK’s most beloved game shows, and now Victoria Coren Mitchell has accused The New York Times of copying the format.

Leah Remini's two years into her education at New York University and she's taking a step back to admire her progress despite, she says, «spending 35 years in a cult.»The 52-year-old actress took to Instagram on Friday to share that she recently completed her second year at the prestigious university. She was in tears just two years ago after announcing her admission into an associate's program in liberal arts.

Leah Remini is marking a personal milestone!

Tom Hanks is getting very real while reflecting on his career.

Naman Ramachandran The first clip has been unveiled for “Chasing Chasing Amy,” which will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival. In the feature documentary, Sav Rodgers takes a journey of self-discovery while making a documentary about Kevin Smith’s 1997 film “Chasing Amy” and its polarizing reputation among LGBTQ+ people. The film explores the transformational impact of the rom-com on a 12-year-old queer kid from Kansas, coming of age and to terms with his identity. For young Sav Rodgers, the cult classic became a life raft. As Rodgers examines the film and its making as a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ cinema, he finds himself at a complicated crossroads. 

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Kate Moss, Sydney Sweeney and most recently Jean Smith-Cameron AKA Succession's Gerri. In a recent Instagram post, the actor shared a gallery of pictures looking back at her time on the epic show. Candid shots of Nicholas Braun (who plays Greg), Brian Cox (who plays family patriarch and global media tycoon, Logan Roy) and Zoë Winters (who plays Kerry Castellabate), are interspersed with images of nail art and our personal favourite – a mirror selfie that spotlights a paperback of Hamnet and the lip buy in question in the foreground.

Kylie Minogue is embroiled in a bizarre and baseless Satanic conspiracy theory. The Australian pop star, who is currently in the midst of a major career comeback thanks to her new single Padam Padam, has been accused of pushing satanic messaging in her music videos and album artwork. God-fearing conspiracy theorists have pointed out that the cover of the 55-year-old's upcoming album Tension features an Illuminati pose.